BOSTON – A Springfield man was indicted yesterday by a
federal grand jury in Springfield on the charge of extortion.
Anthony J. Scibelli, 51, was indicted on one count of
collecting on an extension of credit by extortionate means. Scibelli was
originally charged by criminal complaint on July 2, 2019.
According to the charging documents, in 2019, Scibelli
collected on a line of credit that had been extended to a victim. It is alleged
that on June 19, 2019, Scibelli threatened and beat the victim for failing to
make the monthly $1300 payment. The beating occurred in front of four plain
clothed members of law enforcement. During the beating, Scibelli allegedly
threatened that the victim must have all the money “on the first,” referring to
the 1st of the month.
United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling; Assistant Attorney
General Brian A. Benczkowski of the
Justice Department’s Criminal Division; Joseph R. Bonavolonta, Special Agent in
Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Field Office; and Colonel
Kerry Gilpin, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police, made the
announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney Neil Desroches of Lelling’s
Springfield Branch Office and Trial Attorney Marianne Shelvey of the Criminal
Division’s Organized Crime and Gang Section are prosecuting the case.
The details contained in the charging documents are
allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty
beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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